Judy’s memory is patchy, her speech is slurred.
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Patchy
//ˈpæt͡ʃi//
Synonyms for "patchy" (222 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (66)
eccentriceclecticembryonicepisodicequivocalerraticerroneousfailingfalliblefaultyfifty-fiftyfitfulflea bittenflea-bittenfleckedfleckeredflickeringfluctuatingfound wantingfrayed
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frazzledfreckedfreckledfrecklyfull of holesgutteringhalf-and-halfhaltingherky-jerkyheterocliteheterogeneousholeyhypoplasticimmatureimmethodicalimpairedimperfectimpreciseimpurein arrearin arrearsin defaultin ragsin short supplyin shredsin tattersinaccurateinadequateincoherentincompleteinconstantindiscriminateinexactinfantintermittentintermittinginterruptedintricateironicirregularjaggedjerkyjumbledlackinglurching
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (111)
macularmaculatemaculatedmakeshiftmany sidedmany-sidedmediocremedleymingledmiscellaneousmissingmixedmotleymottledmultifacetedmultinationalmultiracialneedingnoncontinuousnonlinear
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nonsequentialnonserialnonuniformnot perfectoffparentheticparentheticalpartpartialpepperedpluralisticpockedpockmarkedpockypointillepointillisticpolka dotpolka-dotpromiscuouspunctatedraggedraggedyramblingrattyroughscantscantyscrambledscrappyscruffyseedyshabbyshoddyshortshysketchysnatchyspangledspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticspeckedspeckledspeckledyspecklysplotchedsplotchysporadicspottedspottysprinkledstaggeringstippledstuddedsuspendedsyncretictackytatteredtattythrown togethertornuncertainunconnectedunderdevelopedundevelopedunequalunfinishedunjoinedunmethodicalunmetricalunperfectedunregularunrhythmicalunsettledunsoundunsteadyunsuccessiveunsystematicunthoroughvariablevariedveeringwanderingwantingwaveringwobblingwobbly
Adjective(3 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- epätasainen adj (Not constant or continuous)
- hajanainen adj (Not constant or continuous)
Māori
3 entries- kōpurepure adj (Full of, or covered with, patches)
- pūrei adj (Not constant or continuous)
- pūreirei adj (Not constant or continuous)
Spanish
1 entries- hecho a retales adj (Full of, or covered with, patches)
Swedish
2 entries- flammig adj (Not constant or continuous)
- ojämn adj (Not constant or continuous)
Tày
1 entries- bống báng adj (Full of, or covered with, patches)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nham nhở adj (Full of, or covered with, patches)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Patchy outbreaks of rain are expected in northern parts this morning.
Source: tatoeba (9479980)
Patchy outbreaks of rain will soon fizzle out in the west, leaving the rest of the day bright and sunny.
Source: tatoeba (9479981)
I rang home on my mobile as soon as the patchy coverage along the route let me.
Source: tatoeba (12256322)
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